AuthorTopic: W Audio SM12A Active Monitor (Read 7598 times)

Background: I have a small rig (QSC HPR) I use for my band, but only have 2 monitors. I’ve been after and extra monitor (or 2) for some time, and was looking for powered, small (footprint) cabs.A friend of mine bought the passive version of this on a flyer, as B Stock, mainly on price.It turned out to be a pretty good buy.The cab is painted ply, seems very well built and designed; has a 12” coax driver, with 1” compression driver in there, and a solid, recessed & foam backed grill.I decided to take a flyer on the powered version, as I no longer have any separate amps.The only downside is the brand, which I’d never really heard of before and was expecting a fairly generic Far East bit of kit.I have to say the initial driver for this was the build quality of the passive cab, and the price (

I used to have a rack of old W-Audio DA800 amps. Non stop problems with them. Although saying that, they do seem to have raised their game, looking at that monitor. Looks reasonably well constructed. I'm not so sure about the huge amp module on the back though, I wouldnt want to have them at the front of a stage with the controls and cables so accessable to the crowd, although I doubt this would be a problem for bar and club style jobs.

Good luck with the wedges and make sure report back when you've got a couple of gigs under your belt with them, would love to hear how they perform in a combat audio enviromnet.